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Update (17.02.2021): The ENIGMA R.D.E.Great project: The first affordable fully mechanical ENIGMA replica machine. The ENIGMA R.D.E. Link |
Update (13.02.2021): Spanish ENIGMA messageVery rare Spanish ENIGMA message LRS10 broken. Michael´s modified TBreaker software recovered the message key of a naval Spanish ENIGMA message. The message was encoded on an ENIGMA machine used by the Spanish Navy during the Spanish civil war. Link Picture source and copyright: diariodeibiza.es |
Update (04.02.2021): Enigma mechanismThe best ENIGMA video ever: A wooden mockup of the stepping mechanism in the infamous Enigma cipher machine. Shown here are the stepping of the Enigma rotors from the rear of the machine, as well as an instance of 'double stepping', where the middle rotor steps twice in a row. Link |
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Update (21.03.2016): German Airforce ENIGMA Message New article published: The German Airforce ENIGMA Indicator System. (Luftwaffen Kenngruppen) Link |
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Update (30.06.2015): The codebreakers: argh, BE, MichaelMichael from the "Breaking German Navy Ciphers" project and his team have achieved the 2nd place in the Polish crypto competition on codebreakers.eu (Highest Level: Enigma). The challenge was carried out by VIATOR Cultural and Tourist Association with the financial support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland. The match lasted 3 weeks! There were 18 difficult tasks to solve, eg Enigma I ciphertext only attacks. First place goes to George Lasry and his team from Israel. They were a little bit faster. Congratulation! |
Update (31.03.2015): DEFE3 Enigma decrypts (ULTRA)Read the U534 ULTRA decrypts (DEFE3 files) from Bletchley Park! Link |
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Update (20.06.2013): Naval Enigma message P1030713 (FNYG MXHU)Today the Enigma@Home project broke our U534 Enigma M4 radio message P1030713 (FNYG MXHU). CONGRATULATONS ! - This seems to be a new hillclimbing record, because the message has only 76 letters. - Some years ago Geoff Sullivan and Frode Weierud broke an Enigma I message with 78 letters. - The Enigma@Home project used our breaks to improve their hillclimbing dictionary. - Time equivalent for this message: 120 years (standard 4 core CPU). |
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Update (14.01.2013): Third MessageAnnouncement: Famous third ENIGMA message broken! (Third Message of the “HMS HURRICANE” INTERCEPTS) After a long research from M.Hörenberg in the war diaries (KTBs) and with a phenomenal new "fast" hillclimbing/crib technology from Mr. Dan Girard the message is uncovered now. Read it |
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Update (20.10.2012): Enigma Funkspruch: Nachricht von Karl DönitzWe deciphered a historical Enigma message: "Message from Grand Admiral Karl Dönitz, announcing his appointment as Hitler’s successor." Watch the original U-Boot Schlüsselzettel (cipher message form): The Dönitz Message Degarbling the Dönitz Message (Article) Link. The original ciphertext, plaintext and the Enigma machine settings Link. 47 original Enigma messages online. |
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